The Deadly Syndrome

The Deadly Syndrome
The Deadly Syndrome in January 2010.
Background information
Origin	Los Angeles, California
Genres	Indie rock, Alternative rock
Years active	2006 - Present
Labels	Independent
Associated acts	Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
Website	[1]
Members
William Etling Jesse Hoy Michael Hughes Christopher Richard

The Deadly Syndrome is a musical group based in Los Angeles, California.

Biography

The band was formed in 2006 by William Etling, Jesse Hoy, Michael Hughes and Christopher Richard. In fall of 2006 the band was signed to the record label Dim Mak Records.

Immediately after being signed, the band began working on its debut album, The Ortolan, which was released worldwide on September 11, 2007 and produced by Nico Aglietti and Airin Older of the band Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros.

The Ortolan received favorable reviews from Allmusic[2], The Los Angeles Times[3], The Tripwire [4], Pitchfork Media[5], and French rock magazine Les InRockuptibles [6].

Prior to the album's release, the band toured in California with Oh No! Oh My! and Let's Go Sailing. In July 2007, they toured with Hot Hot Heat whose frontman Steve Bays cited their sound as one of his new favorites in an interview on Rolling Stone[7].

In 2009 The Deadly Syndrome opened for Silversun Pickups at The Glass House in Pomona, California, as well as Lykke Li at The Wiltern in Los Angeles, California.[8] In November 2009 the band played several shows across the Southwest with Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros.[9]

In February 2010 the band announced plans to self-release a second LP, titled Nolens Volens. The album was engineered and produced by band member Michael Hughes at Hughes' home, mixing duties were shared by Hughes and Kennie Takahashi.[10] Nolens Volens was released on March 23, 2010 [11] to favorable reviews. [12]

Their song "I Hope I Become a Ghost" can be heard on the "World's Greatest Dad" soundtrack and their song "Young at Heart" can be heard on the Jackass 3.5

Band members

• William Etling
• Jesse Hoy
• Michael Hughes
• Christopher Richard

Discography

The cover of "Nolens Volens," the second LP from The Deadly Syndrome.

• The Ortolan (Dim Mak, 2007)
• Nolens Volens (Self-released, 2010)

External links

• The Deadly Syndrome's Homepage [13]
• The Deadly Syndrome's Myspace page [14]